Support for reels of strip material



March 10, 1931. FRISSELL 1,795,597

SUPPORT FOR REELS 0F STRIP MATERIAL Filed May 10. 1930 Patented Mar. 10,1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK H. FRISSELL, OF MIDDLETOWN,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO FRISSELL FABRIC COMPANY, OF MIDDLETOWN,CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT SUPPORT FOR HEELS OF STRIPMATERIAL Application filed May 10, 1930. Serial No. 451,278.

This invention relates to an improvementin supports for reels of stripmaterial, such as elastic Webbing, ribbon, tape, etc-., the object ofthe invention being toprovide a simpie support which may be applied to areel of strip material at the factory, and which provides for aconvenient support for the reel upon the counter at the retail store.

The invention consists in the construction as will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a side view of a support forreels of strip material constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 4: is a sectional view thereof taken on the line 4-4 and enlarged;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the legs detached; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the other leg detached.

In carrying out my invention, I form a U-shaped leg 10 from a singlepiece of wire,

the ends 11 of which are turned inward toward each other. WVith thisleg, I employ a complementary U-shaped leg 12 also formed from wire andpreferably formed with flat as tened sections 18 near its ends toprovide space for perforations 14, through which the ends 11 may extend,these ends 11 being of sufficient length to extend into the ends of areel-core 15 upon which the material is wound.

The ends of the leg 12 beyond the flattened portion 13 are bowed andturned outward so as to engage with and form a stop for the sides of theleg 10. The length of the legs is such that when separated, the reelwill be supported between them and raised above the surface of a counterupon which the reel is supported for the ready examination of the goodsand for the convenient removal of goods from the reel.

If desired and as shown, short sections 16 of rubber tubing may beapplied to the lower ends of the legs to prevent slipping upon thesmooth surface of a counter. These legs can be folded toward each otheras indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings and are appliedat the factory where the goods are packed and are produced at such lowcost that they may be discarded with the reel when the reel is empty.

I claim:

1. A support for reels of strip material comprising two U-shaped legs,one having its ends turned inwardly and the other leg formed withopenings through which the said ends extend, the end portions of the second leg formed with outwardly-extending ends adapted to engage with thefirst leg and limit. the separation of the legs.

2. A support for reels of strip material comprising two U-shaped legsformed from wire, one leg having its ends turned inward, and the otherleg flattened and perforated near its ends, the ends of the first memberextending through the perforations in the second leg, the end portionsof the second leg formed with outwa-rdly-extending ends adapted toengage with the first leg and limit the separation of the legs.

3. A support for reels of strip material comprising two U-shaped legs,one having its ends turned inwardly and the other leg formed withperforations through which the said ends extend, the end portions of thesecond leg formed with outwardly-extending ends adapted to engage withthe first leg and limit the separation of the legs, and rubber feetapplied to the lower ends of the said legs.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

FRANK I-I. FRISSELL.

